Prenatal diagnosis of a fibrosarcoma of the thigh: a case report

Fetal Diagn Ther. 2006;21(6):481-4. doi: 10.1159/000095657. Epub 2006 Sep 12.

Abstract

We report a rare case of fibrosarcoma of the thigh suspected prenatally. At 27 weeks of gestation a voluminous, vascularised mass was discovered at ultrasound on the foetus' left leg, suggestive of haemangioma or a fibrosarcoma. There were no signs of heart failure. A rapid increase in the tumour mass was noted and a caesarean section was carried out at 39 weeks because of abnormal foetal heart rate. Postnatal ultrasound examination was comparable to that carried out prenatally; pathological examination of the mass biopsied and immunohistochemical investigation provided a diagnosis of congenital fibrosarcoma. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery the infant is now in complete remission without amputation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fibrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fibrosarcoma / drug therapy
  • Fibrosarcoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Thigh*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*